Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Ajay Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Arunima Paliwal and Amit Kishor

Abstract:
Nutritional value is enticing the cultivation of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) at the global level. One field experiment was planned for the assessment of different genotypes of quinoa under the rainfed hilly condition of Uttarakhand. The experiment was conducted with thirteen entries of Chenopodium quinoa, in silty clay loam under low input, rainfed organic conditions. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design along with 3 replications. Data on yield and other parameters were recorded using standard procedure. Significant variation was observed in the growth and yield parameters of Chenopodium quinoa genotypes. Thus based on the experiment, NIC022506 recorded significantly higher seed yield in the mid-hill rainfed conditions of Uttarakhand. The days to maturity have high heritability coupled with high genetic advance and days to 50% flowering and No. of leaves having high heritability along with moderate genetic advance can be used for selection in quinoa breeding programs.